University senior to pastor after Christian awakening in Alabama
Gene Williams a 36 year old University of Alabama senior plans to enter Emory Candler School of Theology after graduation and become a pastor in the Alabama West Florida Conference. He left a successful feed sales career to focus on Christian stewardship and full time church work while balancing family life with wife Ann and three children.
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University
Ala
Gene Williams
University of Alabama
Gene
Emory University
Candler School of Theology
Atlanta
Emory
Alabama-West Florida
The
Methodist Church
Montgomery
U. S. Navy
Ann
John Mark Williams
Williams
Cheryl
Dee
General Board
Weather and astronomical notes for Sunday
Sunday July 28 weather details include sunset 6:54 p.m. and sunrise 4:55 a.m. Moonset at 11:39 p.m. The Moon is near apogee toward a full phase expected by August 5. Visible planets Mars low in the west at 9:06 p.m., Saturn rising at 8:05 p.m., and Jupiter low in the east at 11:09 p.m.
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Mars
Saturn
Jupiter
Weather and River Readings and Forecast for Decatur Area
Tennessee River at Keller Memorial Bridge 21.48 feet with an 18 foot rise in 24 hours. Sea level 555.78 feet. TVA lake levels Guntersville 593.4 Whitesburg 556.1 Wilson 506.7 Pickwick 413.0. Forecast variable clouds and warm with 20 to 30 percent showers and thundershowers mainly this afternoon. South winds 5 to 15 mph with gusts in showers. High today around 90 degrees. Cloudy tonight with little change Sunday.
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Decatur
Tennessee River
Keller Memorial Bridge
TVA
Guntersville
Whitesburg
Wilson
Pickwick
Mobile School Board Given Aug 19 Deadline for Desegregation
The Mobile City-County School Board must file a plan by August 19 to desegregate starting with the 1963 school year under a 5th Circuit order. The plan, modeled after Pensacola’s, must admit new first graders and newcomers on a nonracial basis and align with the Alabama Pupil Placement Law.
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Mobile Ala
Mobile City-County
Daniel H. Thomas
5Th Circuit Court of Appeals
New Orleans
Pensacola, Fila
Birmingham
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Ber
Mobile
Full
Alabama
Jefferson
Mississippi
South Carolina
Hospital dismissals and listed names in Hartselle area
Dismissals include Mrs. Cora Luker of Lacey's Springs and Mrs. Janet Wimbs of Trinity accompanied by a list of residents in Hartselle and nearby towns. Entries mention Percy Sutton 1004 16th Ave SE John Hardy Jr 1805 Summer Lane SE Walter Stephenson Cullman C D Howard 924 3rd Ave SE Mrs Mary Byrd and others.
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Mary Byrd
Hartselle
Percy Sutton
16Th Ave
John Hardy, Jr
Summerlane
Walter Stephenson
Cullman
C. D. Howard
3Rd Ave
Janet Wimbs
Trinity
Carl Davis
Beech St
Residents Named in Local Directory Notice
A list of residents includes Mrs. B. G. Dickinson 609 6th Ave SW Mrs. Laura Coleman Almon 851 Johnston St SE Mrs. Samuel H. Malone 511 Vine St NE Mrs. Mary Jane Cummings Cullman Charlie Gilbert Collins Somerville 3 Mrs. Frank Howard Anderson Mrs. Robert Holmes 115 7th Ave NW and Mrs. Eugene R. Slater 2006 10th St SE.
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B. G. Dickinson
6Th Ave
Laura Coleman Almon
Johnston St
Samuel H. Malone
Vine St. NE
Mary Jane Cummings
Cullman
Charlie Gilbert Collins
Somerville
Frank Howard
Anderson
Robert Holmes
7Th Ave. NW
Eugene R. Slater
10Th St. SE
Limestone Men Receive Parole
Two Limestone County men were paroled this week by the Pardon-Parole Board. Frank Cox facing an assault with intent to murder charge from November 22, 1962 and Billy Wayne Ivey charged with receiving and concealing stolen property from March 19, 1963 were released. Cox had a ten year sentence and Ivey one year and one day. Three others with long sentences received pardons and 18 additional convicts were paroled. Nine applications were submitted.
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Limestone County
Frank Cox
Billy Wayne Ivey
Cox
Ivey
Commies Stage Mock Armistice Burlesque At Panmunjom
North Korean officers staged a propaganda display at Panmunjom on the armistice anniversary eve. A photo of a dead American pilot showed a gaping neck wound from a 1956 crash that killed Capt. Charles W. Brown. Maj. Gen. Cloud dismissed the exhibit as a cheap ploy while two captured helicopter pilots remained in North Korean hands. Two battle-ready armies still confront across the DMZ.
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Panmunjom
South Korea
Charles W. Brown
West Louisville
Guy H. Bumpas Jr
Jackson
Miss
Bumpas
Chunchon
Demilitarized Zone
U.S
George M. Cloud
United Nations Command
Cloud
Ren. W. Stutts
Flore
Charleton W. Vo
Frankfort
Mich
U.N
Korea
North
Kennedy outlines limited test ban aims and future arms step
President Kennedy argues the Moscow accord limits tests to those not detectable by Americans, urges progress toward broader controls on weapons and prep for surprise attack, and calls on France to join in curbing spread of nuclear arms. He warns of a devastated world if tests continue.
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Khrushchev
Moscow
Russia
NATO
Kennedy
Sare Aioe
France
Howze Takes Command in Korea After Meloy Retirement
General Hamilton H. Howze arrived in Seoul to assume command of the U.N. Command in Korea, succeeding retired General Guy S. Meloy. The change comes as tensions remain high on the peninsula and U.N. forces prepare for ongoing duties.
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Seoul
South Korea
Hamilton H. Howze
U.N. Command
Korea
Guy S. Meloy
ICC as interim arbiter eyed in four year rail labor dispute
Congress debates Kennedy's plan to let the ICC issue interim findings for two years while rail unions and management bargain on a permanent solution. Brotherhood leader Davidson calls it harsh and unfair, saying the ICC is not suitable for this labor dispute affecting 32 000 firemen and yard workers. ICC chairman Walrath pledges speedier, independent rulings if chosen.
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Kennedy
ICC
Roy E. Davidson
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Symphony Orchestras Grow Across United States
About 1200 community symphony orchestras exist in the United States. Four decades ago there were 100, and ten years ago 600. The United States now accounts for more than half of the world total of about 2000 symphony orchestras.
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United States
McNamara Allows Basewide Discrimination Off Limits
Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara authorized base commanders to declare off limits areas with persistent racial discrimination against Negro servicemen and families, pending prior approval from the respective service secretary. He rejected closing bases near discriminatory communities, and ordered plans to counter discrimination with an Aug. 15 report and the new assistant secretary for civil rights.
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Washington
Armed Services
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Army
Navy
Air Force
McNamara
Pentagon
Kennedy
Committee On Equal Opportunity
Secretary of Defense For Civil Rights
U S Forces Withdraw From Haiti After Duvalier Order
U S naval and Air Force missions left Port au Prince after an order from President Francois Duvalier. Twenty seven personnel were flown to Guantanamo Bay for reassignment while several missions faced expulsions over alleged subversion links and restricted travel violations.
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Port AU Prince
Haiti
U.S
Francois Duvalier
Guantanamo Naval Air Station
Cuba
Duvalier
Naval Mission
Robert Heinl
Air Force
Wreck Causes Property Damage West of Athens on Alabama 73
Approximately $700 in property damage reported from a Friday 6 am accident three miles west of Athens on Alabama 73. A 1962 Ford driven by David L. Posey 21 Athens received $500 damage and a 1956 Pontiac driven by William R. Reeves 35 Rogersville $200 damage per state trooper. No injuries.
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Athens
Alabama
David L. Posey
William R. Reeves
Rogersville
Quick Enough ticketed for speeding in Minot
In Minot North Dakota police issued Agnes Quick a speeding ticket.
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Minot, N.D
Agnes Quick
Earthquake Ripples Through Skopje Striking City Center
The quake devastated Skopje with the epicenter in the city core. Two West German girl tourists staying at New Macedonia hotel narrowly escaped as the building collapsed. Lesser damage reported in surrounding areas of Macedonia Yugoslavia.
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New Macedonia
Ingeborg Weiss
Skopje
Macedonia
Yugoslavia
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Mobile School Board
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Lacey’s Springs
Decatur General Admissions
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Mack Maples
D. D. Dees
Monroe County Cattlemen Association
Jim Wilburn
Dees
Tennessee Valley
Howze
Pat Haney
Charles B. Haney
Endlam Blvd
Morgan County
Chemstrand
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Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce
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